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There is a
common idiom that you often hear among the
yuppie generation – he who dies with the
most toys wins. Of course, the question
to ask is obvious. Wins what? More toys? Or
as Solomon mourned, more material things is
nothing but a sign of an empty meaningless
life that ends in despair.
A thought dawned
on me several weeks ago as I was watching
CNN news. I say “news” with my tongue in my
cheek. The network has reverted to worthless
biased commentary that some watch as if they
were attending a church service before an
altar call. Such is America today and also
the same for Canada.
So, what does it
mean to take a phrase and make a parody.
What is there about dirt and politics that I
am writing about? As far as I can see, dirt
is what politics is all about. Whoever has
the most dirt, compared to the one who has
less dirt, is the one that the media
supports. However, sometimes the media is so
obsessed with dirt they forget they are
dirtier than the politicians they claim they
are exposing.
As I write this
commentary, the two presidential candidates
for 2016 have both been chosen. While there
has been a fair amount of mudslinging that
has occurred, some say it will get a lot
worse. The question I have is how can human
beings who are demonstrably question marks
in the real world become celebrities when
they wear their political hats. Isn’t this a
bad joke in the making? And for Canadians
who gloat about the American prospects for
President, should they not look around at
who they voted in for Prime Minister. Let’s
be realistic and honest!
Church Politics
It is also a
fact that the Christian church at large can
be and is corrupt. The mega churches and
mega para-churches that have the ability to
launder money are questionable at best.
Churches and organizations can be carnal,
and Christians that attend them are worldly
as well.
There are
churches and organizations that are actually
legitimate, but they are generally the
churches that struggle. The megachurches
have hierarchical systems set up with the
pastor as the top guy. While each board
member has a vote, the board members are
puppets with only a token expression. If
they express concerns about the direction
the church is headed, they are asked to
resign.
The Senior
Pastor is actually influenced by his own
inner circle. This is especially true in
Catholic and charismatic systems. The “pope”
rules, and the pope’s family sometimes rules
the pope. This is where extortion comes in
to the picture. Have you ever heard of this
happening?
I am personally
not interested in politics. It seems to me
it is nothing but a license to steal and be
corrupt. There may be some who have morals
and ethics especially in the lower levels of
government; but give the big guys time and
they can’t handle the money, the power, or
the women. It is just too much temptation.
My experience
lies more in the area of religion rather
than politics. While I am not religious
either, I do call myself a Bible-believing
Christian. Believe it or not, there is a
vast difference.
Sadly, a huge
number of large churches, whatever their
denomination, operate as money laundering
systems. They take in donations from small
and large supporters and then give out tax
deductible receipts. Then the Board of
Directors facilitates funneling the money
into the church’s deep pockets. This can
take the form of many material projects such
as buildings, airplanes, helicopters,
pope-mobiles, cars, gold-plated statues,
vestments, and incense. Protestants have
their own scams as they buy and sell
off-shore property sometimes owned in the
names of their family members. First Timothy
6:10 is a sober reminder and was not put
there by mistake: “For the love of money is
the root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have erred from the
faith, and pierced themselves through with
many sorrows.”
Power Broking
As with
politics, churches have power brokers and a
system where the big dog rules. The big dogs
have other small dogs that keep them
informed. This requires a system of keeping
an eye on the players that may be a threat.
This is where spying and reporting becomes
very apparent. Dirt is gathered on the
smaller dogs, and files are kept in secret.
The dirt piles up.
He or she who
has the control of the dirt is in the best
position to extort others. This is the way
the hierarchy develops. If you do not agree,
then I invite you to investigate the inner
workings of large political machines or
large religious organizations.
True
Christianity
True Christians
do not gather dirt on one another.
Dirt-gathering (used for the purpose of
blackmailing and extortion) is not the way
Jesus Christ instructs Christians to
operate. He is the Creator and knows all
things. The big dogs (Big
Dogs Rule by Trevor Baker) who work in this realm
may think they are powerful but actually are
Satan’s tools and devices, being used for
his evil plans.
In my years of
being a Christian, I have seen this plan
used by Satan many times. While these scams
appear to be successful, they are obviously
demonic. It is sad to say that almost every
megachurch I know operates by collecting
dirt on others then using it to keep their
own dirt secret, especially organizations
where there is a top “pope,” with his
cardinals, bishops, and priests.
I have seen such
a system operating with the fellowship of
churches known as Calvary Chapel. You would
think the leaders of this organization would
repent before it is too late.
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